NGC 704

NGC 704 is a lenticular galaxy[3][4] located 220 million light-years away[5] in the constellation Andromeda. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on September 21, 1786[3] and is also a member of Abell 262.[6][7][8]

NGC 704
PanSTARRS image of NGC 704 and the galaxy LEDA 197601.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAndromeda
Right ascension 01h 52m 37.8s[1]
Declination36° 07′ 32″[1]
Redshift0.015778[1]
Helio radial velocity4730 km/s[1]
Distance220 Mly (67 Mpc)[1]
Group or clusterAbell 262
Apparent magnitude (V)14.1[1]
Characteristics
TypeE/S0[2]
Size~39,000 ly (12 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)0.1 x 0.6[1]
Other designations
UGC 01343, PGC 006953, MCG +06-05-028[1]

See also

References
  1. "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 704. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  2. "HyperLeda Database". Results for NGC 704. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  3. "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 700 - 749". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  4. "HyperLeda -object description". leda.univ-lyon1.fr. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  5. "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  6. "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  7. M., Garcia, A. (July 1993). "General study of group membership. II - Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G. ISSN 0365-0138.
  8. Giuricin, Giuliano; Marinoni, Christian; Ceriani, Lorenzo; Pisani, Armando (2000). "Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups". The Astrophysical Journal. 543 (1): 178. arXiv:astro-ph/0001140. Bibcode:2000ApJ...543..178G. doi:10.1086/317070. ISSN 0004-637X.
  • Media related to NGC 704 at Wikimedia Commons


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